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British navy (anticipating WWI with Germany) change from coal to oil for battleship fuel, expanding oil holding from Middle East
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Award the British a mandate to govern areas of Middle East, including what's now Middle East
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United States fomented the 1953 coup that ousted a democratic, nationalist government and restored the Shah- paving road to the Iranian Revolution.
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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) created; British and French influence in Iraq diminishes; U.S. in Saudi Arabia
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Iranian Revolution takes off
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U.S and Iran/Iraq are allies until Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait; United States responds with war
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Thousands of deaths; leaves Saddam in power, leaving UN sanctions in place (Iraq cannot sell oil); electric power lost; food supply/clean water diminishes
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Program generated $27 Billion for humanitarian purposes (food/water/building restoration) but the U.S. extracted some of these funds for reparation after war.
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U.S. makes effort to establish a pro-American government in Iraq; In '96 the CIA chooses ex-banker Ahmed Chalabi to overthrow Saddam; Chalabi unsuccessful as he he did shady things, never grew a political following, and was deemed a spy for Middle East.
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U.S. telling citizens we're trying to repair Iraq, but we never gained enough control to restore order; let explosives "slip" through our hands into Middle East; only 2% of $18.4 billion for "reconstruction".. but more money went to military funding than the health care of the people.
